Muscle residual force enhancement: a brief review

Muscle residual force enhancement has been observed in different muscle preparations for more than half a century. Nonetheless, its mechanism remains unclear; to date, there are three generally accepted hypotheses: 1) sarcomere length non-uniformity, 2) engagement of passive elements, and 3) an incr...

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Main Authors: Fábio Carderelli Minozzo, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000200023